2015 and Jonathan’s ostrich game

May 1, 2013 : Uche Igwe (ucheigwe@gmail.com)

Uche Igwe

Ostriches are the largest, flightless living species of birds that are found in Africa. They weigh between 63 and 145 kilogrammes and are 6 – 9 feet tall. When exposed to danger, the ostrich usually escapes by burying its head under the sand while exposing its huge body. This is called the ostrich game because the bird is notorious for disingenuously ignoring the obvious. Those who play the ostrich refuse to face painful facts and unpleasant truths.

If media reports in recent weeks are anything to go by, the same could be said about the attitude of President Goodluck Jonathan and his rumoured bid to re-contest his position in 2015. Otherwise, how else will we describe the statement credited to his spokesperson, Dr. Reuben Abati, asking Nigerians not to distract the President with 2015 elections? In Abati’s words, “President Jonathan’s wish to be left alone to focus on delivering on his promise of good governance and national transformation without unnecessary distractions must be respected.” The Egba-born trained comic artist turned journalist further dismissed the rumours of the President’s 2015 election bid as the handiwork of “political jobbers and their collaborators heating up the polity with baseless and falsehoods revolving around imaginary plans and schemes”.

However, can Abati’s words be trusted? He has consistently denied that his boss may be seeking re-election in 2015. But, how can we explain why President Jonathan is submerged in politicking even when several aspects of his political promises still remain in the pipeline? For example, Jonathan has been shifting the goal post in the power sector almost endlessly. He has neither begun the second Niger Bridge nor built the coastal road in the Niger Delta. Instead of fighting corruption the way he promised during his inauguration, he is rather superintending over distributional politics. Available reports indicate that corruption has grown in leaps and bounds under the present administration. The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, last week submitted a new report entitled, “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012″ to the US Congress which indicated that Nigeria was found to be steeped in “massive, widespread and pervasive corruption” in “all levels of government and the security forces.”

To many Nigerians, the President has displayed outlandish hypocrisy that will make it almost impossible for anyone to trust him again. But practically, he seems to have unleashed his men to do everything and anything that will improve the chances of their principal’s objective which is to clinch the most coveted position again come 2015. As a citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is the constitutional right of the President to vie for another term in office. Never mind that some quarters believe that he allegedly admitted to serving one term. That is at best a circumstantial political stunt which is neither here nor there. But, what many people are worried about are the tactics that he is deploying.

One of these deplorable tactics can be seen in his interference in the Nigerian Governors’ Forum. In the absence of a viable opposition and constructive dissent, the NGF is seen by many observers to have provided Nigerians with an alternative platform to debate national issues. Instead of stampeding the governors into “selecting” a leader on their behalf, Jonathan and his strategists should seek an NGF that is more open to the views and aspirations of the Nigerian people. He needs an objective channel to feel the pulse of the people. Deliberate efforts must be made beyond tokenistic “facebooking” and “twittering” to get feedback of his policies on the Nigerian people. That is the direction the President and his loyalists should invest their energies and not hassle to intrude into the right of free association of the governors. A viable NGF with a majority membership drawn from the ruling party is an added value to the Peoples Democratic Party and by implication Jonathan himself. Frankly, the fact that he convened a meeting last week, to push for a leadership change at the NGF, exposed his political apprehension and ostensibly heightened the suspicion even among the governors allegedly loyal to him.

One other blunder comes from the alleged interference of the Presidency in the affairs of the Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party. Since the controversial ruling that ousted the executive members of the state chapter and installed another, fingers have been pointing at the Presidency. Although some of these remain at the level of speculations, such “rumours” are very unhealthy for a President who is posturing that he is not yet thinking about 2015. The hasty inauguration of the new executive by the national secretariat makes many observers tilt to the suspicion that it was in obedience to the orders from the “Oga at the top”. Since the controversy erupted, the President’s minders and spokespersons have remained quiet, allowing Nigerians to rightly or wrongly speculate that such judicial banditry might have been part of a rehashed vindictive agenda, directed to whittle down the state governor’s influence at home. One will think that President Jonathan currently should enjoy some goodwill in Rivers State. Such goodwill could diminish if he (or his proxy) is seen to be meddling unnecessarily in avoidable political battles.

Which brings us to the question, how can the Presidency be living in denial? What are they afraid of? What are the achievements that this government can point to, that will make anyone vote for them again, peradventure the President puts himself forward for reelection? Are we going to rely on the sentiments of power shifting to the goose that lays the golden egg? Has that tale not become old-fashioned and obsolete? Is it feasible to continue to depend on the marginal support that comes from dispensing patronage to political entrepreneurs with a long history of subverting the will of the people? Can the Presidency sustain the current onslaught of harassing and hounding any person with contrary views until all Nigerians are instilled with fear? How long will Nigeria survive under the current democratic authoritarianism? The late Prof Clauke Ake eloquently described this as democracy without choosing.

Someone should tell the President that Nigerians have become wiser, or so it appears in the last three years. He may be the one distracting himself by chasing shadows. Whenever and if ever he makes up his mind, he should be told that what Nigerians want to see are new jobs created, improvement in their security, stability in the power supply, expansion in their infrastructure and enhancement of their livelihood. Our young people want assurances of a secure future through visionary and incremental development, not just promises.

With the advent of information technology, we now know the amount of money being siphoned away through corruption and many of us know the opportunity cost in terms of development impact. It is imperative President Jonathan now owns up to his 2015 ambition. It is his constitutional right to do so. He should push his programmes aggressively to ensure that there can be concrete deliverables from his 2011 electoral promises. He should sharpen his radar and break away from the walls erected around him by the real political jobbers and connect to the people who elected him in 2011. He must realise that he has become so unpopular even among politicians that he must be ready to make innovative compromises and incorporate those who will bring mileage to his rumoured ambition. He no longer has the luxury of time. In 2015, performance will count, not luck. Playing an ostrich game with his ambition at this time is strictly UNPRESIDENTIAL!

Thank you Uche. GEJ is really and Ostrich. Very soon, he will realize that Nigeria is changing for good.

john

I know that you will support Uche Igwe,hence he is against mr president,,The president have every right to re-contest if he wish to do so,,,

Fattua

It is idiots like u that will sit down and be led to a diminished life. If u don have any reasonable thing to say. Shut ur pine hole and get off this site. Nigerians are suffering and need change, which Inahsa Allah will come in 2015. Allahu Akbar

Nigeria didn’t change rapidly for the past period of 47 years of the Northern /western leadership, now just for the sudden/ accidental period of 3 years of eastern leadership, there is a conspiracy to remove Jonathan or pull him down by all means, Instead of giving his administration , the support he needed to succeed , the north and west are clamoring for a change of leadership.That shows you the level of injustice and tribalism in Nigeria, I pity Uche Igwe, that he can not read clearly the handwriting on the wall.

ChinyelugoO

i think we should grow up. nigeria is in this horrendous mess because of sentiments and tribalism. if some one is incompetent he should leave.

mac

,You are right in your own views, but ask yourself, why ACN/.CPC can not pick any other presidential candidate from any of the Eastern States, rather they prefer an Hausa Fulani to become their presidential candidate.

mac

Look if you don’t know this fact, better know it now that Hausa Fulani and Yoruba don’t trust Easterners because of the Civil war, their fear is that Nigeria can easily be disintegrated by the easterners, and the only thing, they cherish most about us, are the oil blocks.

Tonnero

For the millionth time, the oil blocks are not in the SE, they are in the SS with the majority being in Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom! Please let us respect facts so we can base our opinions on actual data and not fantasy.

peter ewang

Tell the easterners again that east is difference from south okay we’re not one.

peter ewang

sorry i mean different as wrote in anger.

dogo

this is one of the militant.he has no brain

dogo

i dont know how you will look like if there is no oil in your place

peter ewang

Just go away mr foolish!you can come and drink the oil if you like.

mac

he is not from south south, don’t mind the coward

http://twitter.com/Bashirvalarie Bashir

The last time I checked WE ARE ONE. ONE NATION UNDER GOD.
A country called the FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. For which we either succeed together or fail together. It’s our choice.

concern

be ready for war between u and evil biafrans after Nigeria seize to be. They annexed your land and turned it into an open slave camp and they will do it again but only next time ungrateful sth southerners that we Yorubas, Fulanis and Hausas shed their blood to liberate from d tyranny and slavery of evil biafrans are on their own. We wont shed our blood to liberate u ever again for d hatred that badluck halfbred evil biafra has shown Yoruba in this dispensation.

Bestman

Thank you Concern for liberating us the other time but remember we’ve feed the nation well as a sign of gratefulness.

Even if there is one (Civil war) 2moro, our men are well trained and better prepared for it now. every corners of Niger Delta now (I mean every communities in SS) now have capable men that are well prepared to defend our land should civil war come again, and beside, many outside forces are very ready to defend us ‘cus of our black gold (oil)

mac

They all belong to the old eastern region, and you knew that if really you have the fear of God in you, it was the politics of deceit by your greedy people that divided the region, to enable them steal their oil wealth, but thank God that the south south people have now known their true enemies, after all the lies that were told to them by your corrupt leaders and brothers that have held them hostage for the past four decades.

Bestman

Which Oil well are you talking about? Is it the one Anabara State is dragging with Kogi State or the ones in my Niger Delta?

Please be realist, I rather die with Nigeria of today than see myself with a divided Nigeria with Igbo.

Mind you Mac or whatever your name is that if Nigeria divides today, we are having a Niger Delta Republic of SS.

mike

Nah soo ohhhhhh ooooooo.

obinna

i wonder why SE always include SS in our agenda.SS people do not like SE at all so we better forget about them and move forward.SE are intelligent and hardworking people and we can achieve any thing we want to achieve in life.SS people are fools.SE should not vote for that fool GEJ in 2015 simple.

Peter2000

Take it or leave it, we are one people. The divide and conquer must be stopped.

mac

Stop being a coward, show your true Yoruba nature, Follow follow people, why can’t you stand on your both feet, instead of following an Hausa man up and down. Everytime, it must be Buhari – Presidential candidate, then Tinubu Vice Presidential candidate, why can’t it be the other way round?.Must your people remain a coward till death.

Peter2000

Your are not from the Nigerdelta stop making up stuff

http://www.facebook.com/kunlestic Kunle Ayins

wrong of you mac..the thing is you easterners are the greatest enemies of the region….you lack internal cohesion which are in abundance in west and north..who can you point to as your leader or leaders after the demise of ojukwu and Zik…what you people have is people who are after their own pockets but in the west and north, they never lack leadership…there was awo, ajasin, adesanya, bola ige, even obasanjo who choose to be national leader(sic) and now we have the duo of tinubu and akande and several others who are championing the cause of the yoruba race…similarly the north are not short of leaders…buhari cut a cult figure in that region….who can we talk about in the east….

Mercy B

Hmmmm!Orji uzor kalu,he was in london asking all igbo to fight for igbo president while loads are ready to sell their children to their neigbours.
mthewwwwwwww.

Michael Ijere

So Kunle who told you the EASTERNERS want to remain in this country with you who have cohesion, we agree with our faults and that is why we must be separated from you people who think you know too much, we just want our space to work in peace

ohaegbulem

why cant the easterners look inwards as the westerners have been doing since awo. the s/south and the s/east are their own problems and the problem of nigeria not the northerners.

Bestman

MAC, how many easterner are in this or prepare for this merger?
You guys have to work for it, don’t hope APC we come give you a Presidential seat when you are not ready to join. Even the Okorocha that enbrassed it and working for it success is be critisised everyday by the same easterner that we are fighting get the VP so that it will be easy for them to get the President seat in the later years (after 8 yrs).
You guys should wake up from sleep and stop crying for Presidency when you are not doing the right politicking to getting it.

No doubt there are many good easter leaders that can rule this country very well just as we have them too in other parts of Country, but you guys should learn more about Nigeria politics to get it right.
Good luck.

mac

Ok now i understood what they wanted to use okorocha to achieve, they want to use him to return power back to the Hausa-Fulani oligarchy as they did to Pa AWO during the civil war, then after they will dump him. But i am sorry that plan might not work out in the East of today because every body in the east knows that Okorocha is one of the APC/BOKO HARAM Party.

http://www.facebook.com/kunlestic Kunle Ayins

is the east ready to lead nigeria?….you want power on a platter of gold…you have to fight for it….the most criticism of APC is coming from the east yet you them to give you the presidency how?

APC/ BOKO harram will never rule Nigeria, they are just an empty drum, and you know what, they can only make a loud noise without creating any impact.

Michael Ijere

The East is ready to leave Nigeria, if Nigeria is so useful to you, we wish you well

Bestman

MAC, do you mean to say President JO is an easterner?
We don’t even care where the leadership lays right now. Yes we know Nigeria has be destroyed in the past, but what we need now is visionary leader that can transform the country in our time and not the same talkative that do little but talk much.
Nigerians are out for true change (God’s grace) in 2015 and there is nothing stopping us right now. President JO should better show he can do it now by performing or prepare to get out of that seat come 2015.
God bless Nigeria.

Michael Ijere

God bless you Mac, the sooner we REALISE that we are entitled to our freedom and we must not be joined to these people that want to continue reaping from our resources and lording over us , the better, Jonathan in terms of infrastructure and reforms has done better than any other president in the last thirty years, yet these people keep on insulting and blackmailing him , well they should be prepared for a fight of the south south and south east want to get on with their lives, this APC is the beginning of the peace that will come with division, but for now we are ready for the storm, no One can remove Jonathan

mac

Thank you my brother, I wish all our brothers from the Eastern part of the country will understand the evil plot of the APC/BOKO HARAM party. Based on my own observation, their only plan is to make us politically irrelevant, so that they will continue to decide our fate in Nigeria as they wanted.

John

SHEHU ASK YOUR BROTHERS WHO RULED THIS COUNTRY FOR THE GREATER PART OF ITS EXISTENCE, WHO IS THE OSTRICH ? IF YOU DONT KNOW YOU DANTATA AND BOKO HARAM AND ALL ITS SUPPORTER ARE THE REAL OSTRICH. THIS IS BECAUSE JUST OUT OF POWER FOR SOME FEW YEARS YOU WANT TO SET THIS COUNTRY ON FIRE. GOD WILL NOT ALLOW YOU. DONT FORGET JONATHAN MUST HAVE HIS TWO TERM. NIGERIA IS CHANGING FOR GOOD, I AGREE BUT DANTATA DONT STOP THE CHANGE BY FRUSTRATING JONATHAN, PLS DONT

john

Uche Igwe,you made some responsible comments,,but what has the president bid to re-contest come 2015 got to do with you,,May be you are trying to play game,,Don’t allow any body to deceive you,,,

st-rich

are you for real ? what has GEJ bid to re-contest come 2015 got to do with Mr Igwe ? is he not a nigerian ? can you refute his points and analysis ? when are we going to stop being sentimental about national issues ? is the country heading in the right direction ? we all have to sit down and have a re-think

ChinyelugoO

these are the no good.

mac

Uche Igwe should be cautioned by his family now, before he will be misled by the ACN/CPC boko haram party.

Shark

I know Dr. Igwe. Met him in Washington DC in 2010. He is not a politician. I can bet he is expressing views shared by many Nigerians. Kudos Uche!

mac

where were him?, during the past of 47 years of Northern/Western Leadership, why didn’t he write all these as of then . I can see all these criticism against president Jonathan as a grand design by the Northern and western block to keep the Eastern region permanently out of the scheme of things in the Nigerian project.. Please my advice to every Easterner is that we need to close ranks and fight for our equal rights in Nigeria, we are not running out of this country because of any person or group, because Nigeria belongs to all of us.

Tonnero

Maybe he was not born then? Or was too young? In any case how does the fact that he did not write before make what he is writing now incorrect? And watch your grammar. “Where was he?” not “where were him?”.

mac

I am very sure that boy uche is not a true son of his father, i am sorry to say that there must be a mistake somewhere, please his mother should give a clear explanation concerning his conception.

obinna

GEJ is not an easterner so know what you are saying.

mac

That’s the divide and rule tactics , they are using to divide the Eastern block, so that we will not move up politically in Nigeria, open your eyes, don’t you know that in democracy Numbers or population is the determinant factor.

LONDON BOY

BABY FACE WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT,..THIS SMALL BOY

ChinyelugoO

how do you call him a small boy when he is on point. open ur eyes.

mac

.my own point is that he should be cautioned by his parents or his relatives. People like Aguiyi Ironsi should serve as a lesson to every right thinking Igboman.

Tonnero

Please explain. What has JT Aguiyi-Ironsi got to do with this?

sus

If anyone is behaving like Aguiyi-Ironsi, it is GEJ, by ignoring the ominous signs

Emeka

Sorry,how can you move forward when you keep on loking back?

mac

You learn from your past mistakes, if Aguiyi Ironsi had listened to Ojukwu, this rain that has started beating us without ending in this Project called Nigeria since 1966, wouldn’t have started in the first place. He believed in One Nigeria, and had so much trust and confidence in his aides, the same people he put his trust in, killed and wasted him like a chicken. As for me that serves him right, there is a proverb in my place that says a housefly that refuses to heed to advice, follows the corpse to the grave.

Gov Fashola

Writer is ACN, Tinubu boy, how much were you paid by the terrorist Asiwaju?

UsaveOne

…and your name is Gov Fashola?

Smh!

…www.usaveone.blogspot.com

Femi Pedro

QED

mac

,Nigeria is not a united country, the only unity sermon, concerning Nigeria of today is just the Oil Blocks, without Oil, i don’t see anyone discussing about Nigeria.

Dr Pat Kolawole Awosan

Let every region go with its natural resources and noisy South eat up its oil alone afterward Chief Obafemi Awolowo declared free education,free health and developed
old western region of Nigeria between 1950s and 1960s.
There was no oil revenue that accrued into Western Region governmental account when Ikeja industrial zone was developed,cocoa house,first television station in Africa-WNTV and WNBS were built and Yoruba children attended free primary and secondary education.
Let the South and East cede out to rule themselves for peace and stability to rein supreme in the land so that corrupt and clueless president would cease ruling us,Israeli internet agency would stop violating and spying on our internet communicaations and monitoring our privacy and looting our public treasuries.

mac

The bone of contention here is not the issue of division or separation of the entities that made up Nigeria as a country, but the fact still remains for the country to grow and develop, there must be equity, fairness and justice.

Dele Odugbemi

Thanks Uche, you have said it all, Jonathan is a failure, so we do not need him again in 2015.

HardTruth

I really don’t care about 2015… everyone look at your calendars… it is 2013! The people need good governance NOW!!! We are not interested in political moves or ACN/PDP?HIV/PLC it’s all the same thing. We want good governance with people who can think clearly. In Nigeria, common sense is looking more like a scarce commodity.

We the people should open our eyes to these games… 2015. It is a game of distraction. Whether it is being played by ACN or FG it is all distraction. If there are issues to be addressed (and there are a lot) we should address issues now. Why should we fold our arms and wait for another 2015 rigged election?

http://twitter.com/cutefay86 cute

Am so tired of the word CORRUPTION, until we admit that we are part and movers of corruption will continue fighting it. And can we just leave the president alone about the 2015 election.

Shark

So you are part of it? Now I know..

http://www.facebook.com/jerry.limi Jerry Limi

Part of what?

http://twitter.com/cutefay86 cute

Oboi which one?

http://www.facebook.com/david.prosper.739 David Prosper

U be fool nomally

Michael Ijere

Hopeless Rubbish, a man is elected to work,not yet at his midterm, and you expect Him to be declaring interest in the next election as a wise move at this time , what nonsense

Shark

Do you mean he is working? Where na? In Otueke? Abeg go siddon..

http://www.facebook.com/david.prosper.739 David Prosper

Comprehend a persons comment first before you rely.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Tote-Real/100003236020432 Tote Real

This is were it gets really tricky, why should it be of concern to anyone if Mr. President decides to or not to run for 2015, how does it deter anyone from running or participating in the primaries of their various parties. If Mr. President prefers to concentrate on his transformation agenda to bring about progress and development which many of us are aware is taking longer than usual because of the distractions placed in the way, why are we now faulting him for doing his job, for which we elected him.

Mr. President ran on and was elected on the platform of the PDP, as the president he is the leader of the party and does have a right to interfer, participate, communicate, decide on issues brought to his attention. While there are those who will not be happy with some decisions taken because it is not in their favor, we can’t win all the time.

So this rabble rouser should sheath his sword and reconsider his position.
For now May God protect the President against all evil, give him the strength to do His will to bring joy to the people of Nigeria. God bless President Jonathan and May God Bless all Nigerians.

Shark

Who is the rabble rouser? You or who? Anyone who is supporting the incompetence of Jonathan needs psychiatric attention. Even the militants who are chopping from him are angry. Shaine your eyes.. yeye pesin.

John

shark tell me what is competence in you and what is incompetence in jonathan? Shark, what have you ever managed in your life. you cannot even manage a kiosk. Thank Punch that have given people like you opportunity to write and name calling. Shark you need to go to aro ie you need a psychatric examination and i mean it. You seems highly frustrated. I see . Better go for psychatric examination before it is too late

Moses

Mr john,how did you know that guy could not manage a kiosk when you don’t even know him?i think you’re the one that need to visit aro psychatric for brain examination.

Akin

John, you talk too much and never realistic in all your statement. Do we need the America or European Political Scientist to see the performers of Mr. President?

Everyone is seeing and we thank God that many Nigerians don’t see ethnicity as a bass to power holding in Nigeria these days.
God bless Nigeria

http://www.facebook.com/people/Tote-Real/100003236020432 Tote Real

Every time someone disagrees with you or supports Jonathan it is miscontrued as ethnicity. I support GEJ and I am not from the Delta, I am simply a proud Nigerian who believes that the dividends of democracy will soon yield in this country. Must everybody hate Mr President because you do what your own reasons. We are not children and can make our own conclusions void of influence.

Henry Asede

Why are some people expecting that all Nigeria’s problem right from 1960 should be solved in one or two years, why are we not patient? Or are all these to pull Mr. president down?

The Major

You are obviously one of those feeding fat from Aso Rock. No worry, una go soon park from that place and join us in the jungle you guys refused to develop

http://www.facebook.com/people/Tote-Real/100003236020432 Tote Real

Don’t worry, I am a farmer, my brother is a hunter, the jungle is our domain. Seriously, development is on the way and is already in progress.

http://www.facebook.com/aweworth Mak Aweworth

Mr President beliefs in tenacity of office which is a political monstrosity whose characteristics are inordinate and shameless love of power for its sake, and morbid tenacity for public office even when all the legitimacy for continuing in such public office has been inadvertently disappeared. “Atari Ajanaku kii se eru Omode”.The head of Hipopotamus is not a child’s play. Nigeria is too big and complex for a lily-liver like Mr.G.E.J

Point of correction Mr.Tote there was no election but massive rigging and selection.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Tote-Real/100003236020432 Tote Real

Oga I don’t know where you voted, but where I voted there was an election and I and many others voted for GEJ. No be quarrel. If Nigerians did not vote for GEJ why are they jumping up and down quarrelling with the man that he must deliver on his promise.

You no win no mean say na rigging.

Zubby

Those who live in America are called American, those who live in Britain are called British, those who live in Fools-paradise are called fools. You are in deed the son of your father.

http://www.facebook.com/abinno Moses Obinna

Uche Igwe, More Kudos to Your Able, You are right and straight. You are the full son of your Father.

We the youths of this Country needs Job or Works to do. National Assemble is not anybody’s house but for we all. Non-job creation means we the Youths of this country should start to engage in illegal and Immoral things for survival. President GEJ, We vote for you and keep your promises. See caution, Sir.

“Someone should tell the President that Nigerians have become wiser, or
so it appears in the last three years. He may be the one distracting
himself by chasing shadows. Whenever and if ever he makes up his mind,
he should be told that what Nigerians want to see are new jobs created,
improvement in their security, stability in the power supply, expansion
in their infrastructure and enhancement of their livelihood. Our young
people want assurances of a secure future through visionary and
incremental development, not just promises.”

Uche Igwe has said it all.

mac

I think that boy Uche Igwe was born in Lagos, and has never even spend up to a week in any of the southern eastern state. He talks without good reasoning or experience, I don’t blame him for being misguided by those that are happy to see him continuing playing the third class citizen role that was handed over to his father since after the civil war, rather i should be blaming his father for not have told his son, about the genesis of the political wilderness of the Eastern region in the Nigerian project, since his son refused to visit his home and see the difference between now and the period his so called glorified Nigerian Messiahs were in position of power or authority.

M.haruna

Billions of naira was recently paid to victims of 2011 election , who are all from pdp. Pls can someone tel me why it is coming after 2yrs?

ayobami

i have carefully read through your
articles and just like others before it,it is not only repulsive and
very insulting to the personality of the president,it also contains
series of falsehood and propaganda geared towards portraying the president in bad light.Why you took
on this past time is unclear to me but i have a feeling that you might
have been brainwashed by the propaganda of the opposition led by the
loquacious acn or probably you have an axe to grind with the president.

Tonnero

You must be getting paid a lot by GEJ. Please how can I get my hands on some of that dough?

John

uche Igwe or whatever you called yourself, how much are you paid by APC OR ACN and their collaborator to do this dirty job? How much ? Uche your name sound iboish and i assume you are an ibo, so why collect money from acn and apc for this dirty job? you must glory in your self that you have written a master piece, isnt it ? You will fail in your evil agenda for attacking the president, anyway goodluck to you at least this piece will put some money in your table. Finally dont forget the ibo have never had it better before now. ride enjoy your loot

Bestman

This is not issue of payment by whom, we are only saying the facts here and nothing but the facts. please wake up from you ethnic believes and see beyond the party lines.
God bless Nigeria.

Ijaw man

Let it be known that the SS is different from the SE. How many oil blocks are in the SE? Lazy Igbo people claiming what is not theirs. Go and salvage your erosion prone land and make something meaningful of it not claiming an illusion of SS & SE being the same. They want to be president lol traitors. Everybody conveniently forgets that the Igbos started the civil war when leaders of other tribes were killed and none was killed in their zone now top it off with the fact that the coup leaders were Igbo. They will never rule Nigeria.

concernednigerian

No you’re not correct and you’re not even an ‘Ijawman’ contrary to your username. You gave yourself away by your comment. The South-East and the South-South especially the Ijaws of the Eastern Delta have had relationships resulting in blood ties dating back to antiquity. They had intermingled and known themselves very well. The problem was that the British wanted an empire and not just trading relationships. In the process, the establishment of representative government favoured the more numerous South-East to the detriment of the less populous South-South in eastern Nigeria. Because the NCNC was operating in a wider Nigerian circle, it rarely had time for the minorities in the old Eastern Nigeria. For example, while the NCNC used its coalition with the NPC to create Mid-West to punish Awolowo, it never said a word about the need to create a COR state for the Calabar-Ogoja-Rivers people. Even symbolism like Governor-general of Eastern Nigeria went to the predominant population which also produced the executive premier. There is bound to be resentment. With Ojukwu emergence, his people advised him to create a unitary state of Biafra which the minorities could not support. All these are in the past. The decisive role which the predominant South-East played in the election of Jonathan has brought about a reconciliation between the two brothers. Yes. If Nigeria breaks up, then The South-East and the South-South will federate as equal partners leaving the door opened for the Middle-Belt to join of their own free will. There are people using fictitous usernames to cause confusion on the internet but be informed that the fighting days between the South-East and the South-South are truly over. We need each other to stand firm in the interest of our common good. The South-East have enough oil of their own while the South-South will provide them an outlet to the sea. Together we shall form a formidable federated country of our two peoples.

concern

always wanting what is not theirs; d evil children of biafra still not relenting on claiming south south as their land. So bcos some ignorant Yoruba woman or man impregnate each other in Lagos and other Yorubaland means that evil children of biafra can claim Yorubaland as part of d evil land of biafra? That is d true nature of d evil ones; always after what does not belong to them. U can’t force yourselves on ppl, the sth sth don’t want u, they are not biafrans from imo, abia, ebonyi, anambra and enugu. Bcos u mix some of your toxic blood in the ijaw land does not mean ijawland is biafra. Get real, everyone knows evil land of biafra as imo, abia, ebonyi, anambra and enugu and nothing else. Stop your evil ways of life in trying to annex something that does not belong to u.

Ejiro

Never shall we go into marriage of inconvinience.

Bestman

That’s what they told you. But please note that we are not Igbos and will never, never never be Igbo full stop.

God bless SS and bless Nigeria too..

Bestman

Thank you my broda, God bless SS and bless Nigeria too

mac

You are not an Ijaw man, stop being a coward, show your true colour, Remember that you are not God, and can not determine the fate of Igbos .

The Major

Thanks a lot. You just spoke not just my mind but those of millions of Nigerians. As an Ijaw man from the Niger Delta I can tell you that people are very angry with Jonathan and his administration for not even delivering on the East West Road that he keeps shifting the completion date. He has no chance in 2015 except he performs, or he will have to kill all of us and rig his way through

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Let see if Mr Jonathan get the second time lucky.

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All these paid writters and their sponsors will never see any good the president has done all because of politics of bitterness. Opposition parties are just there making empty noise as if thats what will give them power. As far as i am concerned mr president is on track. He has not derailed. It is just the wicked ones that are constituting themselves into obstacle for the Jonathan’s administration. All our major airports are wearing a new look. The railways has been rehabilitated and new tracks are also being installed. Most of the federal roads are being rehabilitated. There is improvement in power supply. On security the administration is trying. Even in developed countries there is insecurity there. It is a global phenomenom. The point is that If PDP fails to present president Jonathan as its candidate then PDP will be wiped out for ever in Nigeria politics. The is no credible candidate in PDP for now except mr president. I urge president GEJ to do more in fighting corruption,provision of employment,infrastructure development and power supply in the remaining 2 years he has so as to build more confidence in the populace which will in turn earn him 2nd term in office.

Tayo bolaji

We will be alive by the very special grace of GOd to see where all will end…… Thank you for this nice piece

Jamiu Sulaiman

Today is a public holiday and all the parrots are out in full force.

Joshua Adesanya

This indeed is an excellent piece. I didn’t want to read it at first but the more I read, the more I liked. My favourite piece in this is this:

One other blunder comes from the alleged interference of the Presidency
in the affairs of the Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic
Party. Since the controversial ruling that ousted the executive members
of the state chapter and installed another, fingers have been pointing
at the Presidency. Although some of these remain at the level of
speculations, such “rumours” are very unhealthy for a President who is
posturing that he is not yet thinking about 2015.
The hasty inauguration of the new executive by the national secretariat
makes many observers tilt to the suspicion that it was in obedience to
the orders from the “Oga at the top”. Since the controversy erupted,
the President’s minders and spokespersons have remained quiet, allowing
Nigerians to rightly or wrongly speculate that such judicial banditry
might have been part of a rehashed vindictive agenda, directed to
whittle down the state governor’s influence at home. One will think that
President Jonathan currently should enjoy some goodwill in Rivers
State. Such goodwill could diminish if he (or his proxy) is seen to be
meddling unnecessarily in avoidable political battles.

mac

By the way, what is Amaechi doing with a private aircraft in the first place, has he finished delivering the dividends of democracy to the poor citizens of his state that can not even afford a three square meal. This tells you how corrupt he is, I wonder how much he has stolen so far from his state’s account. The cost of that aircraft can cover for the total budget of all the Northern States for a whole year, and reduce the poverty in that region.

Chris-Emmy

We welcome constructive and objective criticism based on facts and sound judgement and not bias and misleading comments with ulterior motives.
In as much as the presidents needs to raise the bar and improve on his performance, he should be credited for the achievements recorded in some sectors of our national life compare to the situational before now especially the FOI Act considering the daunting challenges of leadership and to say the least the insecurity problem induced by the enemies of ‘Nigeria’.
My dear Uche, It is wrong, misleading and inciting for you to describe the President as a tyrant, dictator and monster without listening ears. Honestly, by every estimation, it is an unfair judgement.Thanks for your brilliant piece anyhow.

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